Structure of the pest entomofauna of red clover seed and control of the clover weevils

The study presents new data regarding the pest entomological fauna in red clover crops, specifically the clover flower weevil Apion spp. The report also presents aspects regarding the numerical density of pest insect species in 100 red clover captula, the former ranging between 20 and 885 insects or the fighting of pests through seed and vegetation treatments during the budding stage of the clover and at the beginning of the blooming stage. The employed products belong to the group of synthesis pyrethroids, which have reduced remanence and a particular selectivity towards bees, their efficiency being of over 90%. The production of clover is highly influenced by the weevil's attack and, without adequate crop protection, clover seed production is out of the question.